Head of Private Banking of Piraeus Bank Cyprus Ltd. Mrs Charis Kynigou started her career in Athens at an information provider firm, Moneyline Telerate S.A, as an Account Executive. After that, in 2005 she entered into Private Banking, with Citibank International plc as a Relationship Manager to Citigold. Then she joined the Piraeus Bank Group as a Senior Relationship Manager for Private Banking/Wealth Management, managing Private Wealth Portfolios. In 2010 Piraeus Wealth Management entered into a Joint Venture with BNP Paribas Wealth Management S.A and then Mrs.Kynigou joined BNP PARIBAS Suisse S.A as the Head of International Partnership Desk, serving Greek Clients in Zurich. She was mainly in charge of the Greek and Cypriot desk in Zurich. In February 2015 she moved back to Cyprus after 19 years of International Experience, at Piraeus Bank Group as Head of Piraeus Private Banking. She holds a Ptychion in Economics from Athens University of Economics and Business (ASOEE) and an MSc in Financial Economics from Cardiff University.